Playwrights Horizons' New York City premiere of Amy Herzog's After the Revolution, which opened Nov. 10 following previews from Oct. 21, has been extended two weeks to Dec. 12. The cast of Williamstown Theatre Festival's summer production of the family drama — starring Mare Winningham, Lois Smith and Peter Friedman — reunites.

Lois Smith and Katharine Powell
Photo by Joan Marcus

Performances were originally announced to play through Nov. 28 at PH's intimate Peter Jay Sharp Theater. Carolyn Cantor (Essential Self-Defense at PH) directs the latest play by the author of Missed Connections, 508 and Hungry.

According to Playwrights Horizons, "In After the Revolution, the brilliant, promising Emma Joseph (played by Powell) proudly carries the torch of her family's Marxist tradition, devoting her life to the memory of her blacklisted grandfather. But when history reveals a shocking truth about the man himself, the entire family is forced to confront questions of honesty and allegiance they thought had been resolved. After the Revolution is a bold and moving portrait of an American family, thrown into an intergenerational tailspin, forced to reconcile a thorny and delicate legacy."

The production features scenic design by Clint Ramos, costume design by Kaye Voyce, lighting design by Ben Stanton and sound design by Fitz Patton. Production stage manager is Hannah Cohen.

After the Revolution had its world premiere July 22-Aug. 1 at Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts. Herzog received the 2008 Helen Merrill Award for Aspiring Playwrights. She recently completed commissions for the Yale Repertory Theatre and the Williamstown Theatre Festival.

The performance schedule is Tuesdays through Fridays at 7:30 PM, Saturdays at 2PM & 7:30 PM and Sundays at 2 PM & 7 PM. Single tickets, $55, may be purchased online via www.TicketCentral.com, by phone at (212) 279-4200 or in person at the Ticket Central Box Office, 416 West 42nd Street (between Ninth & Tenth Avenues).

There is a special added Monday evening performance on Nov. 22 at 7:30 PM.